The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-06
THE CAST TRUSTEES s

THE GAS TRUSTEES.
NEW ONES TO DE i LEoTED SOON.
Some OF the Names Mentioned In Goslip on
tho subject-rhs Policy Of this last
4t Hoard and the Course Of tho Next.
TX, ono Changes Of Minor Officials. i
u The term Of office Of the prcaent
Board Of Gas Trustees Is about at an end.
The biennial election Of three citizens 10
fill the places on that Board will properly
DO part Of the regular order Of business
at the regular eemi.monthly meeting Of
Council, to be held next Tuesday evening.
The present Council ia not given to put.
ting of or postponing matters, and in all
probability tho election OF Trustees will
take place at tho time named. ,5,
Tho present Board is composed of Nj,
Oscar sesley, president, Mr.. Thomas Z.
Lewis, and Mr.. Frank P. Jepson. M
II will probably be remembered that
when this Board was elected there was an
animated and exciting contest. Tho Coun.
oil was at that limo Democratic body,
but not harmonious one by any means.
The majority, some way or othor, could not
agree except al rare intervals, and wran-
giles were Of frequent occurrence. There
was o big one when that Council came to
chooss Board Of Gas Trustees. u There
were Democrats who wanted a place in
that body, and there were Democrats in
Council who awore by all the faith that
was in them that tho aforesaid Demo-
crass , ehould not be elected. It
was early developed that 1t was the
purpose Of the Democratic majority to put
in q Bolid Democratic Board, no matter
how they might fight as to who should
compose the Board. Such procedure
wsB utterly without precedent. Z The Re-
the Board consist Of two Republicans and
one Democrat. Seeing what the set pur.
pose Of the majority Was, the Republican
members determined to combine on the
Democratic candidates whoee election
would, 1t was supposed, cauao the mos.
diecord in the Democratic bosses camp.
This was done, and In doing go, the Re-.
pubiicans wore, to q certain extent, made
the victims Of misplaced confidence. n. n
The Board SO originally composed con.
sisted Of Measrs. Sseley and Jepson aud
Major August Rolf. The Board was not
fairly installed bafore it was made evident
misunderstanding the supposed "whfp.
saw" tho Republicans had administered by
voting ss they had, the gas works were to
be used aa part Of the Democratic ma.
chino. Mr.. Jepeon was generally known
and credited with being q Democratic
politician and worker and Air. seeley had
bis position Gs President Of the Young
Memo Democratic Club to uphold and
suatain. 1t was uotuntfi Captain Dillon, the
able and accomplished Superintendent,
ono whose competency and efficiency had
been repeatedly demonstrated and at.
tested by mon in position to speak on
such matters-it was no. until he was fired
by this new Board that the Republicans
fully realized that they had been duped and
eettled back calmly to wait for time to act
things right. 555 \
1t will readily BIO recalled that many
meetings OF Council were held before the
name Of Mr.. s. N. Darrah, who was ap:
pointed Captain Dillon's successor, was
confirmed. There was deadlock in the
First Branch and there tho confirmation
stuck. But the fact that Mr.. Darrah was
not confirmed made no difference to the
Board; they put him to work withou.
that iornslity and made other changes
when there was no special call for them.
Msjor Rolf aoon tired OF the Board and
resigned, and the Democracy having
things fixed to suit and being probably, q
little ashamed of the manner in which
it had hogged things ut the start, endeayor-
ed to atone for the same by putting Be.
publican on the Board, in the person Of
Mr.. Thomas Z. Lewia, q former member
Of the Board. ~ 's s;.s! ;f!s5, g II
This Republican Council that 10 now in
powsr, as lar as individual members have
been heard 10 express themselven, proposes
to elect as members two Republicsns and
one Democrat, 40 used to be the custom
in the days gone by. Among the Repub-
licans mentioned for places on the Board
ere MIR. Lewis, at present q member OF
tho Board, Mr.. Myron Hubbard, Capt.
Henry Saamon and Mr.. D. @. List, jr. Tho
Democrats most prominently mentioned
for the one place on the Board are Mr..
John Warehouse and Mr. William 4.
Wilson. s 81 Us: 81
81 It is generally underatool and accepted
as q foregooe conclusion that Capt. Dillon
will be reinEtated by the incoming board
in bio old placs as Superintendent, now
held by Mr.. Darrah. This is to be done
more as rebuke 10 those who hustled
the Captain ont Of the place in such un-
due haste, and for no reason but that he
was Republican. There will also be
changes made in the clerical forca. Com
siderable interest ia being taken in the
approaching change, and next Tuesday
night will probably see q full turnout Of
msmbers AMI q large and interested
lobby. ~, s:ii2!l
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